And he's off.....

I am sorry to say that I don't have pictures for this post. You will just have to use your imagination until I post some. I have been thinking about taking Jack's training wheels off for a few weeks. He is really good at keeping his balance on his scooter, so I thought that the transition to a bike without training wheels would be an easy one for him.
Saturday night we headed to the nearby junior high with a track. Clint worked with him and held the back of his bike for a few minutes, and then started letting go. It took literally 5 minutes before he was asking to ride around the entire track. We ran by his side the first 2 times around and the third time he requested that he do it himself. It was amazing. However, I forgot the camera and our video camera was out of tape. Go figure. It will be a mental picture in my mind forever-the joy in his face as he mastered a new skill. Now, we can't get him off the thing. :)

Easter

Our Easter weekend was soggy, but we made the most of it. The rain cleared up long enough for us to squeeze in an easter egg hunt at my parent's neighborhood. Jack was super excited and gathered his eggs quickly. He even found a 'lucky' egg, which meant he won a really cool easter basket with more candy and trucks. Lindsey, on the other hand, was wearing Jack's old rain boots (which were huge on her), so she couldn't walk very well and search for eggs. She wanted to be held most of the time.

My mother-in-law bought the kiddos some cute Easter outfits. Jack looked perfectly handsome and Lindsey looked so delicious I wanted to eat her up.

We had dinner with my parents, Chad and my grandma. We had lamb, yummy potatoes, rolls, veggies and a delicious chocolate almond cake for dessert. We also had a huge indoor easter egg hunt and we collected enough candy to last us for a whole week. :)

Lindsey and I at the kid table. Jack insisted on sitting with the grown-ups and Lindsey wouldn't sit alone, so we shared some one-on-one time by ourselves in the kitchen. And she looks pretty excited about it, huh?

King of the table. His meat of choice? A hot dog, of course.